gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:starship
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:USS_Benham
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:armament
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5 × 5 in guns
Anti-aircraft guns
1 × 3 in gun
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
Post-war modifications
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gptkbp:beam
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37 ft 1 in
37 ft
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gptkbp:casualties
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USS Laffey (DD-724) preserved as a museum ship
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1943
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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273 personnel
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946
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gptkbp:deployment
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Atlantic_Theater
Pacific Theater
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gptkbp:design
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General characteristics
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gptkbp:displacement
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2,050 tons
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gptkbp:draft_round
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11 ft 3 in
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gptkbp:draft_year
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11 ft
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gptkbp:engine
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50,000 shp
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gptkbp:fate
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scrapped
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gptkbp:features
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Flush-deck design
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:frequency
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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World War II naval operations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Benson-class destroyer
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1942
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gptkbp:length
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376 ft
376 ft 6 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Bath_Iron_Works
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:USS_Laffey_(DD-724)
gptkb:USS_Mc_Calla_(DD-488)
21 in torpedoes
USS Benson (DD-421)
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gptkbp:number_built
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77
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Mahan-class_destroyer
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gptkbp:primary_user
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 × steam turbines
4 × boilers
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gptkbp:radar
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SG radar
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gptkbp:range
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6,500 nautical miles
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gptkbp:recreation
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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Guided missile destroyers
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gptkbp:retired
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1960s
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:sonar
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gptkb:ASDIC
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gptkbp:speed
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36 knots
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Gearing-class_destroyer
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gptkbp:surface
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gptkb:battle
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